Uncovering patterns of change in media, culture, and technology, each week media veterans Brian Morr
Nobody likes friction, at least in the moment. It stands in the way of accomplishing a task. Modern
This week, Troy, Alex and Brian discuss how we come up with ideas and take them through to execution
This week, we discuss how the conversation about AI has broken into camps of maximalists, doomers an
It's been 20 years, and despite endless attempts to bend the internet to its will, advertising remai
Brian, Troy, and Alex tackle the fascinating topic of formats and explore why they can make or break
Brian, Troy, and Alex jump on a call to talk about that SVB thing and the discourse around it. Some
This week Brian, Troy and Alex discuss Substack, why it's turning into a platform, and why e-mail ma
Today Brian, Troy and Alex ask themselves "what is premium"? They also discuss bundling in its many
Software has eaten the world, and for publishers that means a continuous battle to fend off second-o
Troy, Alex and Brian discuss what's next for interfaces and how we will be getting our media in the
Troy, Alex and Brian discuss differentiation or uniqueness and what it means as the algorithmic age
In this episode we discuss the virtues and misuses of optimism. We dig into how optimism gets applie
This week we’re talking about decisions: how to make them, when they go wrong, and the tough decisio
We're still in January so we thought we might as well slip in a late predictions episode. Everyone c
Brian's fresh off CES, where he saw no robots at all but definitely got a coffee behind a guy just w
This week, we consider whether we’re on the cusp of the end of the link era. The web was built on li
The end of calendar years tend to be times for resets. We like to use them as an excuse for a fresh
We’re closing out the year with a series of conversations that look at the trends that will define t
Thanks to AI, 2023 will likely be the year when we fall in love again with the magic that can b
This week, Troy, Alex and Brian discuss the fate of the open web through the lens of building sustai
